After leaving the Domestic Magic Machinery Production Workshop, Xu Yi went to the Magic Machine Tool Workshop. He discussed things with Canby and the other dwarves for a while, then hurried back to his office with several drawings.
The office had since been expanded. Apart from the space Xu Yi occasionally used for his own work, one room had been set aside specifically as Vena's research room.
Xu Yi pushed the door open and found Vena buried in a pile of documents, poring over them intently.
These documents concerned some of the magic machinery currently being produced by the Xinfei Merchant Guild. After Vena accepted his offer of employment, Xu Yi had not put her straight to work on research. Instead, he had given her a stack of documents to study carefully first.
Hearing the door open, Vena raised her head. When she saw Xu Yi, she merely nodded at him without saying hello.
Xu Yi had long since grown used to her coldness, which seemed to have become even more pronounced since she signed the Confidentiality Agreement.
"How is it going, Vena? Do you have a general understanding of how our Xinfei Merchant Guild's products are designed now?" Unbothered by her attitude, Xu Yi dropped into the seat opposite her and asked.
Vena considered for a moment, then nodded slightly. "I have a general idea. Xu... President, after reading these documents, I realized that Rem and I deserved our defeat when we were at the Leo Merchant Guild."
"Oh? What made you say that all of a sudden?"
"Because the more I study the documents you gave me, the more I realize that magic isn't actually the most important factor in this magic machinery. What really determines its performance is the design and construction of the machinery itself. If